CELEBRATE THE NUCLEAR BAN and continue to MAKE PEACE THE NEW NORMAL

Get active on January 22nd 2021 – everywhere!

“Es la hora de CELEBRAR LA PROHIBICIÓN NUCLEAR y seguir HACIENDO DE LA PAZ LA NUEVA NORMALIDAD” haz aquí para ver la versión en español

“Célébrer l'INTERDICTION DES ARMES NUCLEAIRESet continuer à FAIRE LA PAIX DU NOUVEAU NORMAL” cliquez ici.

Check out the facebook event here!!!

After the first call which launched #MPNN and highlighted the need for #compassion, #accountability and #change, we are now to call everyone to action for nuclear disarmament, to contribute to peace and justice, thus to #JustPeace.

On January 22nd we join worldwide celebrations for the entering into force of the UN nuclear ban Treaty which states that nuclear weapons, not only are immoral, but also unlawful according to international law.

We now invite everyone to join a new IFOR Global Day of Action on January 22nd 2021

About the Day of Action

The new Day of Action will celebrate the entering into force of the UN nuclear ban Treaty adopted on July 7th 2017 by the UN General Assembly. It reached its 50th ratification on October 24th 2020, International UN Day. Through actions big and small, we aim to raise awareness about nuclear disarmament and the many issues linked to it such as nuclear investment, nuclear waste, nuclear tests, production, nuclear weapons stationing, nuclear pending threat, humanitarian risks and environmental risks and damages.

We invite everyone, everywhere, to RING A BELL FOR PEACE AT NOON! Click here to read more about it and download the pdf version!!

We will publish thematic posts and also display on Facebook a video message by IFOR president at 12 am CET, together with the video “If you love this planet” by ICAN.

Whether you are in lockdown, moving about and physically distancing, there are things you can do and plan to do in the near future during this year.

We invite everyone to engage at any or all of following levels:

§ COMMUNITY ACTION: Share solidarity to victims of environmental disasters due to nuclear resources exploitation, testing and waste.

§ SPIRITUAL ACTION: Provide a point of spiritual focus and reflection.

§ POLITICAL ACTION: Engage politicians, policy makers and public opinion leaders and authorities about the need for disarmament; thank those who ratified the Treaty and call on those who didn’t yet. Call on City and Regional Councils to pass resolutions supporting the TPNW.

Please decide on the types of activity you intend to carry out. A list of activities is available on the IFOR website to spark your imagination. Click here to read or download the list.

One common theme is the need to make people aware that we are taking action. On social media, we will connect our efforts by using the hashtag #MPNN and #JustPeace.

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Ways to join the Day of Action

• Take action on social media, share on Jan 22nd the SAVE THE DATE IMAGE, RING THE BELL or take different actions!!! also via Email with your networks. (Don’t forget to use the Hashtag #MPNN and #JustPeace and to tag IFOR (Fb @InternationalFellowshipofReconciliation) And don’t forget to act on the posting on IFOR Fb page and share them on your own pages.

• Join the peace world at noon and RING A BELL FOR PEACE and record it by video or picture and share it on social media and make sure to send to IFOR Fb page or by email to iskra.ramirez@ifor.org  Click here for more details on this action.

• Join IFOR president Lotta Sjöström Becker video message which will be broadcasted on IFOR’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/InternationalFellowshipofReconciliation at 12 pm CET after the screening of “If You Love This Planet“ video by ICAN (or watch the video afterwards!)

• Support local initiatives regarding the entering into force of the UN Treaty and highlight issues such as 1. stop the money going into nuclear weapons, 2. end the political support and implement the Treaty, 3. environmental impact of nuclear weapons (production, testing, storage and use) and share the thematic graphics on social media, internet and by email. 

• Implement these actions in your community! (Don’t forget to share with us what you are doing by posting it under #MPNN #JustPeace and tagging IFOR, or sending it to iskra.ramirez@ifor.org)

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Highlight your initiatives

If you are doing something about nuclear disarmament and the entering into force of the UN Treaty, put it in the spotlight and make it known!

Post on social media! (Pictures, videos and short stories are all are great! Connect it to the larger movement by using the hashtag #MPNN and #JustPeace and tagging IFOR-International Fellowship of Reconciliation

Download our official graphics for the Day of Action available on IFOR website.

Send in your pictures, stories, and short descriptions of your projects to IFOR Communications Assistant iskra.ramirez@ifor.org and GET FEATURED on the IFOR Facebook Page!

Got Questions or Ideas?

Please contact us at iskra.ramirez@ifor.org for support with your ideas and images!

IFOR Day of Action May 27th i

It’s Time to

MAKE PEACE THE NEW NORMAL

Get active on May 27th 2020 – everywhere!

Dear Friends and IFOR family,

As the pandemic began to make its way around the planet, several people from different branches within the International Fellowship of Reconciliation felt the need to check in on each other and find out how others were responding to new and old challenges within our collective work for peace.

As the conversations developed we realized that these challenging times provide an opportunity to create a lasting change that would make peace the “new normal” through:

• COMPASSION: Prioritizing the protection of poor and marginalized people.

• ACCOUNTABILITY: Protecting civil liberties and human rights.

• CHANGE: Using the momentum of this global crisis to shift resources to meet human needs and foster a culture of nonviolence and peace. 

We soon discovered that all wanted to do more than share ideas. We wanted to take a stand, support each other and speak for peace!

On May 19th, IFOR sent an open letter to Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, endorsing his call for a global ceasefire and urging the UN and its Member States to go further to protect human rights and build peace.

We now invite the entire fellowship to join a

Global Day of Action on May 27th 

About the Day of Action 

The Day of Action is titled “MAKE PEACE THE NEW NORMAL” and will highlight the need for compassion – accountability – change. Through actions big and small, we aim to raise awareness about the necessity to prioritize peace now and in the future.

Whether you are in lockdown,  moving about and physically distancing, or have yet to be impacted by COVID-19, there are things you can do.

We invite everyone to engage at any or all of following levels:

• COMMUNITY ACTION: Build community among those whose vulnerability is highlighted by the virus.

• SPIRITUAL ACTION: Provide a point of spiritual focus and reflection.

• POLITICAL ACTION: Engage politicians, policy makers and public opinion leaders and authorities about the need to make peace the “new normal”.

Please decide on the types of activity you intend to carry out. A list of activities is available at the end of this post. Scroll down.

One common theme is the need to make people aware that we are taking action. On social media, we will connect our efforts by using the hashtag #MPNN.

Ways to join the Day of Action

- Share THE OFFICIAL GRAPHIC [ LOGO CAMPAIGN, Facebook 1 and Facebook 2, Instagram 1 and Instagram 2, Twitter 1 and Twitter 2] on Social Media or via Email with your networks. (Don’t forget to use the Hashtag #MPNN and to tag IFOR (Fb @InternationalFellowshipofReconciliation)

- Download IFOR’s Open Letter to the UN Secretary-General and share it, or use it as an inspiration to write to your government.

- Join IFOR president Lotta Sjöström Becker for a live “Pause for Reflection” broadcast on IFOR’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/InternationalFellowshipofReconciliation at 3 pm CEST (or watch the video afterwards!)

- Encourage supporters and volunteers to download and print the white event poster [PRINT THIS] or to handwrite their own – and take a selfie with it and post it, using the hashtag #MPNN

 - Implement these actions in your community! (Don’t forget to share with us what you are doing by posting it under #MPNN and tagging IFOR, or sending it to iskra.ramirez@ifor.org!)

Highlight your initiatives

If you are doing something within the scope of “Make Peace the New Normal” (#MPNN), put it in the spotlight and make it known!

Post on social media! (Pictures, videos and short stories are all are great! Connect it to the larger movement by using the hashtag #MPNN and tagging IFOR-International Fellowship of Reconciliation!

Download our official graphics for the Day of Action available on IFOR website.

Send in your pictures, stories, and short descriptions of your projects to IFOR Communications Assistant iskra.ramirez@ifor.org and GET FEATURED on the IFOR Facebook Page!

Share what other IFOR members are doing 

On May 27th check the IFOR Facebook Page and the hashtag #MPNN to connect with what people around the globe are doing to support their communities and promote compassion, accountability and change worldwide!

Got Questions or Ideas? 

Please contact us at iskra.ramirez@ifor.org for support with your ideas and graphics!

Anthony, Denis, Emma, Kyoko, John, Light, Lucia, Mathew, Max, Nathaly, Pete, Richard, Susan, Veronica, Zaira

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List of activities: Download PDF here.

List of logos:

• Logo Campaign

• Logo Accountability

• Logo Change

• Logo Compassion

• Facebook 1

• Facebook 2

• Facebook Promocover

• Twitter 1

• Twitter 2

• Instagram 1

• Instagram 2

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IFOR OPEN LETTER TO THE U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL

Open letter to U.N. Secretary-General H. E. Mr. António Guterres and in copy to the U.N. General Assembly 

His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres
Secretary-General United Nations
Headquarters New York City 

19th May 2020 

Dear Mr. Secretary-General, 

We are writing to you as International Fellowship of Reconciliation, a global movement seeking to transform, through nonviolence, the world away from endless cycles of violence towards justice, rec- onciliation, and lasting peace. As a concerned international NGO, accredited to the UN ECOSOC, we are writing to you to express our appreciation for your efforts dealing with the current health crisis in the world and to share some of our thoughts with you at this difficult time. We join with you in recognizing "the fury of [COVID-19] illustrates the folly of war," and we thank you for your leadership in calling for a global ceasefire as a first step to “end the sickness of war”. We are encouraged that your call has resonated with millions across the world, and gained endorse- ments from 70 Member States, with expressions of acceptance from parties to conflict, and non-state actors as well. We call on all UN member States to support Your appeal, to the General Assembly and to the Security Council, and put it into practice. 

The pandemic has revealed the single common vulnerability of humankind, which knows no border. We who are but one of the species on the planet earth must shun our urge for identity superiority or risk even more devastating pandemics. With this shattered illusion of separateness, humanity cannot tolerate war and violence anywhere, as it threatens health and peace for everyone everywhere. Coun- tries are grappling internally with political, economic, racial, and social divides that exacerbate efforts to contain the virus, while inequity in the global community reveals the new depths of suffering in countries that already bear the brunt of the pain caused by climate change, hunger, economic sanctions and exploitation, and armed conflicts. 

While the impact of COVID-19 on the countries where we have active members has varied, together, we affirm the urgency for a new and creative way forward that builds human security globally through health, economic justice and peace. We therefore appeal: 

1. Prioritize the protection of poor and marginalized people. Economic inequality increases the impact of the pandemic and sets the stage for more devastation with the risk of even greater lethality. For instance, underinvestment in healthcare means many countries are unable to meet the simple challenge of providing personal protective equipment to those in 

need. Concentrated poverty means sheltering in isolation, and for women and children locked down with abusers, it promises new levels of violence, abuse, and death. 

2. Protect civil liberties and human rights. Emergency legislation rushed through in many countries may serve as cover for oppressive measures and the violation of human rights. Traditionally marginalized communities are forgotten or ignored, and vulnerable people are cut off from official support. We urge you, Mr. Secretary-General, to prioritize and support the work of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Michelle Bachelet to adapt the global index for human rights to ensure that it monitors abuses in a world now reshaped by COVID-19 legislation. We urge you to call on all member States for accountability. 

3. Use the momentum of this global crisis to shift resources to meet human needs and create lasting peace. Weapons of war cannot defeat a virus, address climate change, nor solve any other world problem. As States pursue ‘business as usual’ military strategies to contain the virus and create security, the world wastes opportunities to coalesce around creative responses that match the grave nature of this crisis, like protecting the most vulnerable from harsh economic impacts and working in solidarity to ensure global health emergency preparedness. These are the kinds of creative responses that lead to lasting peace. We call for disarmament and a major reduction in military spending worldwide, starting with the abolition of all nuclear weapons. We call for the conversion of military industry to civilian production and for the end of exports of weapons to states at war or violating human rights. Humanity will thrive with equitable local community investment and the shift from funding warfare to funding healthcare and peace. We urge the United Nations to invest more capacity and financial support in nonviolent conflict transformation, mediation and Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping. 

Now is the time to create a “new normal” built on a culture of peace and non-violence. We call for global bridge-building and cooperation, and global leadership encouraging increased global solidarity. The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals recognize the interconnected reality of our world. With branches, groups, and affiliates in more than 40 countries, IFOR offers its support to UN agencies in achieving these goals. By highlighting the centrality of peace to a world free from poverty and inequalities, the SDGs challenge the world to put into practice a new way of thinking. Addressing the issues named above ensures that nations can create roadmaps out of COVID-19 that leave no one behind. 

We wish you well and further success in your work. 

Charlotte Sjöström Becker
President of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation

*The present Letter has been sent in cc to H. E. Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, current president of the U.N. General Assembly and to the rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council.

For a downloadable version of this letter, click here.

MAY 15th, INTERNATIONAL CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION DAY

#CODay2020

#ConscientiousObjection has been at the core of IFOR original engagement for a culture of peace ever since 1914 and constitutes the roots of the fellowship together with nonviolence and reconciliation.

 #ObjectionDeConscience a été au cœur de l'engagement original de l'IFOR pour une culture de la paix depuis 1914 et constitue les racines de la fellowship avec la non-violence et la réconciliation.

#ObjeciónDeConciencia ha sido el núcleo del empeño original de IFOR por una cultura de paz desde 1914 y constituye las raíces de la fellowship junto con la nonviolencia y la reconciliación.

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The Right to Conscientious Objection is not yet recognized in all countries and wherever it is, its implementation is not always meeting international standards. There are therefore conscientious objectors whose rights are violated in different ways and countries’ situation to report about. It is vital to uphold conscientious objectors around the world and to promote the recognition and implementation of the right to conscientious objection.

One critical contribution that the International Fellowship of Reconciliation - IFOR makes is that it maintains a permanent representation at the United Nations in Geneva which focuses primarily on conscientious objection to military service. IFOR is supported on this particular work by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and coordinates closely with War Resisters' International, the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva, the EBCO - European Bureau for Conscientious Objection and others.  

Here you can find a Q&A on conscientious objection to provide some general information on the subject and to encourage an ongoing conversation on this right and its implementation.  

Below you can find a list of video-testimonies from objectors, which are part of an online action organized by War Resisters’ International office, together with Connection e.V.:

“Refuse to Kill: Video collection for International Conscientious Objection Day”

· Armin Lauven, Pax Christi, Germany: Active for conscientious objectors and deserters worldwide - https://youtu.be/RlB9GzmYC10

· Beran İşçi, Turkey/Germany: My asylum case as conscientious objector is regarded as non-political - https://youtu.be/nNL0p4Bvxec

· Berndt Püschel and Heiko Marx, Germany: International Deserters’ Network goes to the Sky – https://youtu.be/_-oLsKVtnq

· Bob Meola, U.S.: Resistance to the draft to the Vietnam war was an ultimate stand to say No - https://youtu.be/PH0qBezU76M

· Connection e.V., Germany: Conscientious Objectors and Deserters Need Asylum - https://youtu.be/HNFWg9fY44I

· Dustin Hausner, U.S., New York: We need to support people who do not want to commit atrocities - https://youtu.be/fGICgtA5nmY

· Daniel Rezene, Eritrea/Switzerland: Recognize conscientious objection as a ground for asylum - https://youtu.be/LFcabVebPb8

· Deutsche Welle / +90, Turkey: Being a Conscientious Objector
- https://youtu.be/vLkw9hOf7zE

· EBCO in Peace House, Brussels, contributions from various countries: Spot on Conscientious Objection - https://youtu.be/WVw3aULFiqI

· EBCO/Movimento Nonviolento, contributions from various countries: Military Distancing Spot - https://youtu.be/SHdM6vFG3uU

· Emanuel Matondo, Angola/Germany: I knew that war is a crime and then I refused the military service - https://youtu.be/Ahz6Joruxz4

· Ercan Aktaş, Turkey/France: I came to France in October 2017 and never returned - https://youtu.be/KWX7KIMV0u4

· Gunter Schmidt, painter, Germany: I always wished, war was finally dead - https://youtu.be/gdY0mnM957w

· Halil Savda, Turkey/Cyprus: I dream of a nonviolent and free world
- https://youtu.be/t3OSFQwSjJ8

· Heinz Bartjes, Germany: Conscientious Objectors were seen as wimps and sissies - https://youtu.be/JWASZIL1SiU

· Helen Kidan, Eritrea/United Kingdom: People are fleeing indefinite military service in Eritrea - https://youtu.be/cyMK822yJxU

· Hüseyin Civan, Turkey: I reject conscription and war as an antimilitarist and anarchist - https://youtu.be/oTNzwCZgYMg

· IDK, Germany: Views on our work
- https://youtu.be/6ijTOVQ_Xb0

· La Tulpa, Colombia: The antimilitarist collective speaks about militarization and patriarchal society - https://youtu.be/xMz0o5Z9emw

· Lewis M. Randa, U.S.: Conscientious objection is a code word for love, for sanity, for being human - https://youtu.be/pbJ152U3nHY

· Marcela Paz and Rocio Elisabeth, Chile: We want a world without war, without borders and without violence - https://youtu.be/9YrDPsp9L-A

· Mertcan Güler and his Boss, Turkey/Germany: We both reject to go to army - https://youtu.be/GsaeZCmOo1g

· Merve Arkun, Turkey: Conscientious is an anti-war action for women and the rejection of male-dominated codes
- https://youtu.be/a_pm5cQ5tjg

· Nuri Silay, Cyprus: Wherever in the world we call everyone to refuse to be part of the military- https://youtu.be/YYVSN6lgCIY

· Pedro Polo, Spain: We are not soldiers, we are queers
- https://youtu.be/33E3qxawdmI

Links to conscientious objection initiatives which took place on #CODay2020:

• WRI and other organizations 
  https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2020/coday-2020-showing-solidarity-conscientious-objectors-everywhere 

• BEOC campaign #MilitaryDistancing 
  https://www.ebco-beoc.org/node/465  

• Peace Pledge Union initiative, together with FoR England and Scotland and others 
  https://www.ppu.org.uk/international-conscientious-objectors-day 

• Vicdani Ret Derneği, Turkish member of BEOC, (video subtitled in English) 
  https://vicdaniret.org/vr-der-savassiz-bir-dunya-hayal-etmeye-devam-ediyor-ve-herkesi-bu-hayali-gercek-kilmaya-cagiriyoruz/  

Additional thematic info:

• “The Men Who Said No” Peace Pledge Union's project. 
  https://menwhosaidno.org/men/names_intro.html 

• EBCO's annuale Report on conscientious objection. 
  https://ebco-beoc.org/sites/ebco-beoc.org/files/attachments/2020-02-14-EBCO%20_Annual_Report_2019.pdf

IFOR newsletter 2019, read through to download this years newsletter!

Dear IFOR community and friends,

It is with great joy that we present to you IFOR's newsletter September 2019. This is an issue comprised of news and updates sent in from different BGA's and UN representatives. This is a joint effort to better communicate and show the good work that is being done by different Branches, Affiliates, Groups and UN representatives around the world.

We are thankful to all the cooperated and sent in their news and updates.

We enclose the newsletter as PDF's in English, You can download it by clicking here.

You can also join the newsletter subscription by filing in your information here.

In Peace and all that is good,

The secretariat, IFOR

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Estimada comunidad y amigos de IFOR,

Con gran alegría les presentamos el boletín de IFOR de septiembre de 2019. Este es un tema compuesto por noticias y actualizaciones enviados por diferentes representantes de BGAs y de la ONU. Este es un esfuerzo conjunto para tratar de comunicarnos mejor y demostrar el buen trabajo que están haciendo las diferentes ramas, afiliados, grupos y representantes de la ONU al rededor de todo el mundo.

Agradecemos a todos los que cooperaron y enviaron sus noticias y actualizaciones.

Adjuntamos el boletín como PDF, puede descargarlo haciendo clic aquí.

También puede unirse a la suscripción al boletín informativo aquí.

En paz y todo lo bueno,

La secretaria, IFOR

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Chère communauté et amis d'IFOR,

C'est avec une grande joie que nous vous présentons la lettre d'information d'IFOR de septembre 2019. Il s'agit d'un numéro composé d'actualités et de mises à jour envoyées par différents représentants de BGA et de l'ONU. Il s’agit d’un effort commun visant à améliorer la communication et à montrer le bon travail accompli par différentes branches, filiales, groupes et représentants des Nations Unies à travers le monde.

Nous sommes reconnaissants à tous ceux qui ont coopéré et qui ont envoyé leurs nouvelles et mises à jour.

Nous joignons la lettre d’information au format PDF en français. Vous pouvez la télécharger en cliquant ici.

Vous pouvez également vous inscrire à la newsletter en remplissant vos informations ici.

En paix et tout ce qui est bon,

Le secretariat, IFOR

The vice-president of MIR Italy and the IFOR Main Representative at the United Nations in Geneva participated in an Italian interview.

The vice-president of MIR Italy together with the IFOR Main Representative at the United Nations in Geneva participated in an Italian radio program last month. During the radio interview, the history and intent of IFOR, the meaning -and related initiatives- of nonviolence and conscientious objection were presented. 

Conscientious objection to military service was acknowledged as a right in Italy by an Act dated December 15th 1972, following a lengthy national campaign carried out by movements and organizations incl. the Movimento Internazionale della Riconciliazione and the Movimento Nonviolento. Prior to that term, objectors were tried for 'disobedience' or because 'missing at draft call'. They were sentenced to many jail months, after serving which they would again be requested to enroll; on a renewed refusal, they would be again sentenced to jail, and so forth ..., their serving obligation supposed to cease no sooner than on getting 45 years old. Yet, after a few repeated such sentences, the military establishment, to get rid of such a nuisance, would discharge the convict by stating his 'unfitness' on the grounds of some fancy ailment.

During the radio interview some local initiatives concerning peace education were also described, such as the peace trails and the website www.discoverpeace.eu; as to national campaigns it was addressed also #nuclearban in favour of the UN ban on nuclear weapons, signed in New York on July 7th 2017, with the appeal to Italy to ratify the treaty.

Link to the radio show, click here.

For additional information: segreteria@miritalia.org

IFOR joins in messages of solidarity with those affected by the recent bombings in Sri Lanka.

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The bombings of hotels and churches on Easter Sunday in Colombo and other cities in Sri Lanka are a cause of great pain to IFOR, and we add our voice to the messages of solidarity from around the world in recent days. Churchgoing Sri Lankans cannot have expected to face any such situation on the holiest day in their calendar. Within the last six months, the three Abrahamic faiths have now suffered significant acts of violence: at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, USA, and at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. We are deeply concerned that the basic right to freedom of worship should come under attack on different continents in this fashion. IFOR sends its sincerest condolences to the families and friends of those killed, and wishes survivors a speedy physical and mental recovery. Violence in the name of God is not acceptable. We promise to continue to work for an increase in peace and for a nonviolent world in which people of all religious beliefs and none, can live in harmony.

Les attentats perpétrés contre des hôtels et des églises le dimanche de Pâques à Colombo et dans d'autres villes du Sri Lanka sont une cause de grande douleur pour l’IFOR, et nous ajoutons notre voix aux messages de solidarité du monde entier de ces derniers jours. Les chrétiens srilankais ne peuvent pas s'avoir attendu à ce qu'une telle situation se produise le jour le plus saint de leur calendrier. Au cours des six derniers mois, les trois confessions abrahamiques ont subi des actes de violence notables: dans une synagogue à Pittsburgh, aux États-Unis, et dans des mosquées à Christchurch, en Nouvelle-Zélande. Nous sommes profondément préoccupés par le fait que le droit fondamental à la liberté de culte devrait être attaqué de la sorte sur différents continents. L'IFOR adresse ses plus sincères condoléances aux familles et aux amis des personnes décédées, et souhaite aux survivants un prompt rétablissement physique et mental. La violence au nom de Dieu n'est pas acceptable. Nous promettons de continuer à œuvrer en faveur d'une paix accrue et d'un monde nonviolent dans lequel des personnes de toutes croyances religieuses et aucune, pourront vivre en harmonie.

Los ataques a hoteles e iglesias el domingo de Pascua en Colombo y otras ciudades de Sri Lanka son una causa de gran dolor para el IFOR, y sumamos nuestra voz a los mensajes de solidaridad surgidos de todo el mundo en los últimos días. Los cristianos de Sri Lanka no pueden haber esperado que tal situación ocurriera en el día más sagrado de su calendario. En los últimos seis meses, las tres denominaciones abrahámicas han sufrido un acto de violencia significativo: en una sinagoga en Pittsburgh, Estados Unidos, y en mezquitas en Christchurch, Nueva Zelanda. Estamos profundamente preocupados de que el derecho fundamental a la libertad de culto deba ser atacado de esta manera en diferentes continentes. El IFOR hace llegar su más sincero pésame a las familias y los amigos de los fallecidos, y desea a los sobrevivientes una pronta recuperación física y mental. La violencia en nombre de Dios no es aceptable. Nos comprometemos a continuar trabajando por una mayor paz y un mundo noviolento en el que las personas de todas las religiones y de ninguna, puedan vivir en armonía.